Jonathon, Please forgive my ignorance of Manufacturing terms. Also Now I realize that this is user mailing list, What I am suggesting will take little bit of development work.
The tasks in Production run are nothing but WorkEffort. WorkEffort has association with Order entity. So what we can do is, Create a Template WorkEffort (Parent ) for the process that is repeated. This template workEffort can have more then one workeffort Associated with it. Each associated workEffort represents a task (or Step) in process. For the Tasks that will be out sourced, create a Template PO and associate it with WorkEffort. Now for every production run, we do a Deep copy of Parent WorkEffort. Regards Anil Patel On 1/19/07, Jonathon -- Improov <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote:
Anil, How does that relate to my question on tying PO/SO to shipment and to WorkEffort (production runs)? Are you saying that there can be a tree of production runs, the upper nodes being dependent on the lower leaves? So, I would have the following production runs: 1. Production run to manufacture a bicycle frame 2. To paint bicycle frame 3. To assemble bicycle Production run 3 will be top level, and will depend on production run 2, which will in turn require 1 to be performed first? Seems like an odd way to break up a production run. More convenient to have all 3 production runs above be made routing tasks instead, routing tasks that all reside within a single production run. I'd say the more user-friendly way, but more complex at coding level, is to have the sub-contracted routing task (painting) automatically tie to a PO buying painting services. Let me know if I understand you correctly? Jonathon Anil Patel wrote: > Yesterday I applied a patch to Jira Issue for Deep copy of WorkEffort. Its > based on Idea of Create a Template WorkEffort (can have Assocs) , Then use > deep copy service to create instance of it. This deep copy service can be > extended to even copy POs associated with WorkEffort. > > Any Ideas! > > Regards > Anil Patel > > > > On 1/19/07, Jonathon -- Improov <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: >> >> Chris, >> >> I've confirmed that OFBiz doesn't do anything near as complicated as what >> I described below (in >> 1st post in thread). (Even the routing task type of Sub-contracting >> doesn't do anything?). >> >> I'd like to ask the community for advice of "best practices" before I >> submit an enhancement. How >> would you usually go about: >> >> 1. Starting production run. >> >> 2. Task1: Produce some parts. >> >> 3. Task2: Ship parts to vendor for painting. >> >> 4. Task3: Assemble painted parts. >> >> For Task2 (step 3 above), I'm proposing we have a PO for the painting >> service, complete with a >> link from PO to routing task, an outgoing shipment of pre-painted parts, >> and an incoming shipment >> of painted parts. >> >> Has anyone done this yet (not merged into OFBiz)? Is it something that a >> sizable majority of the >> community would need? How would such a majority propose I do the above? >> >> TIA for inputs! >> >> Jonathon >> >> Jonathon -- Improov wrote: >> > Chris, >> > >> > Yeah, I read that. Nothing on what I'm talking about here. >> > >> > Let me try to get the requirements streamlined or simplified, and >> see if >> > OFBiz can handle then. >> > >> > Jonathon >> > >> > Chris Howe wrote: >> >> I don't do any manufacturing in my day to day stuff so >> >> this may not fit your bill exactly, but have you read >> >> over this: >> >> >> >> http://ofbizwiki.go-integral.com/Wiki.jsp?page=Manufacturing >> >> ? >> >> >> >> --- Jonathon -- Improov <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: >> >> >> >>> Say I want to send some parts over to a vendor for >> >>> painting services. >> >>> >> >>> Is there a way to: >> >>> >> >>> 1. Create a product of type "service" named >> >>> PAINTING, >> >>> >> >>> 2. Create a PO to purchase this service, >> >>> >> >>> 3. Attach to this PO an outgoing shipment ferrying >> >>> my parts to my vendor, >> >>> >> >>> 4. Receive the PO and have my painted parts in my >> >>> inventory rather than the >> >>> product PAINTING. >> >>> >> >>> I've tried product associations like "Product >> >>> Manufactured As", "New Version, Replacement" and "Equivalent or >> >>> Substitute". Tried associations in >> >>> both directions. No go. >> >>> >> >>> I can't "manufacture" PAINTING to produce the >> >>> painted parts. Nor can I purchase PAINTING to receive the painted >> parts. >> >>> >> >>> Any ideas? >> >>> >> >>> Jonathon >> >>> >> >> >> >> >> > >> > >> >> > > > ------------------------------------------------------------------------ > > No virus found in this incoming message. > Checked by AVG Free Edition. > Version: 7.5.432 / Virus Database: 268.17.0/639 - Release Date: 1/18/2007 6:47 PM
